Houston Cougars · DL RoomDL
#90 De'Marion Thomas
Class RS JR/TRFrom Oklahoma State (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'2" · 340 lbHometown Tulsa, OK · Union HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
NT2Placement
BackupRoom
Defensive TackleExperience
4-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29DL room context
View full depth chart →De'Marion Thomas holds the NT · Backup spot in Houston Cougars’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Oklahoma State→Houston Cougars
Background & career
De'Marion Thomas is a nose tackle from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who attended Union High School as a three-star prospect. He began his college career at Vanderbilt, where he started 13 games in 2024 and appeared in 23 total games for the Commodores, recording 34 tackles and 1.5 sacks that season. Thomas transferred to Oklahoma State for the 2025 season, posting 13 tackles and 0.5 TFL across four games. He now joins Houston as a transfer, bringing experience from two collegiate stops.
Vanderbilt2023 – 2024
Oklahoma State2025
Houston2026 — presentPrevious schoolOklahoma StateRecruiting3-star · No. 776 nationalOriginTulsa, OK · Union HS